Folkloric Feel Explained

Folkloric Feel
Type:	studio
Artist:	Apostle of Hustle
Cover:	Folkloric.jpg
Released:	24 August 2004
Genre:	Indie rock
Length:	47:54
Label:	Arts & Crafts
Producer:	Dave Newfeld
Next Title:	National Anthem of Nowhere
Next Year:	2007

Folkloric Feel is Apostle of Hustle's debut album.^[1] It is indie rock with very subtle Latin influences, incorporating the sound stylings of the tres and permutations of Latin rhythms.

Track listing

1. "Folkloric Feel" – 7:49
2. "Sleepwalking Ballad" – 5:22
3. "Baby, You're in Luck" – 2:22
4. "Energy of Death" – 3:35
5. "Kings & Queens" – 5:07
6. "Song for Lorca" – 3:55
7. "Animal Fat" – 4:44
8. "Dark Is What I Want / Strutters Ball" – 4:06
9. "Gleaning" – 4:31
10. "They Shoot Horses, Don't They" – 5:53
11. "Wedding Song" – 0:38 (some CD releases)/5:45 (2LP version)
12. "The Wristwatch of the Shepherdess" - 4:09 (2LP version)

The 0:38 version of "Wedding Song" is an untitled bonus track not included in all CD pressings. The 5:45 version and "The Wristwatch of the Shepherdess" (an interpretative cover of the Cuban traditional "El Reloj de Pastora" by Arsenio Rodríguez) can be found on two different editions of the Arts & Crafts promotional compilation CD Adventures in Advertising, as well as some digital download editions of this album.

External links

• Folkloric Feel spotlight page on Arts & Crafts
• An informative interview by Ross Simonini (July 2005)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Apostle of Hustle Folkloric Feel. exclaim.ca.